As Japan's capital prepares to usher in cherry blossom season, companies and local governments are taking steps to ensure ...

Visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Tuesday with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as Japan ...

Wildfires in two western Japan prefectures spread Monday despite firefighting efforts through the night, with local govern ...

While Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno together propelled Japanese men's figure skating to its most successful era on the ...

The Osaka High Court on Tuesday became the fifth high court in Japan to rule that the country's lack of legal recognition of ...

By Hiroshi Nakanishi, Kyoto University Professor Ever since Donald Trump returned to the U.S. presidency, the world has never ...

The head of a major Japanese steel industry body said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs plan could reduce ...

Iwaya told a Diet committee session that he conveyed the concern to top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi during their meeting in ...

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight advances on Wall Street, as concern eased over U.S. tariff policy ...

A small truck drove into a group of four elementary school girls on bicycles in central Japan on Monday, killing one and ...

We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between March 15 ...